The Halifax Hurricanes won their second of back to back contests at home in the Scotibank Centre in downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia. Saturday night's game pitted the first place Halifax Hurricanes against the last place in the Atlantic Division Moncton Miracles. Halifax got off to a hot start in the game, opening the contest with a 10-0 run. The Miracles were able to regroup quickly and close the gap, even taking a two point lead halfway through the quarter. Halifax used excellent shooting of over 60% from the field to finish the first half with a 62-45 lead. The Miracles refused to go away and continued to chip away at the Canes lead, outscoring them 32-23 in the third quarter. In the end, the Hurricanes used their deep bench to hold off the Miracles and finish the game with a 109-98 win, improving their record to 14-3 on the season. Halifax Forward Billy White (6'8''-F-89, college: San Diego St.) had a huge game for the Canes, scoring a season high 35 points and grabbing 12 rebounds for his second straight double-double. Forward Cj Washington (6'7''-F) also had a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds.. The Miracles leading scorer was Melvin Johnson III (6'6''-G-90, college: Arkansas St.) III with 32 points on 6 of 10 shooting from 3 point range. Forward Russell Byrd (6'7''-G-92, college: Michigan St.) added 12 points and Centre Tim Mitchell grabbed 10 rebounds for Moncton. Courtesy of: oursportscentral.com
Cape Breton Highlanders (NBL Canada) confirmed in their roster 23-year old American guard Charles Mann (198-98kg-94, college: Georgia, agency: KMG Sports Management). He played there last season. In 29 NBL Canada games he had 15.0ppg, 4.1rpg and 3.0apg. Mann also spent pre-season at Barons Riga (LBL) in Latvian league that year. Last year he was drafted by Oklahoma City Blue (D-League) in second round (31st overall). Mann attended University of Georgia until 2016 and it will be his second... [read more]
Cape Breton Highlanders (NBL Canada) confirmed in their roster 23-year old American guard Charles Mann (198-98kg-94, college: Georgia, agency: KMG Sports Management). He played there last season. In 29 NBL Canada games he had 15.0ppg, 4.1rpg and 3.0apg. Mann also spent pre-season at Barons Riga (LBL) in Latvian league that year. Last year he was drafted by Oklahoma City Blue (D-League) in second round (31st overall). Mann attended University of Georgia until 2016 and it will be his second season in pro basketball. The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others his team made it to the SEC Tournament Semifinals for three years in a row (between 2014 and 2016). Mann was also voted All-SEC 2nd Team back in 2014 at his college time. Mann has played also professionally in .
Taj Gray (ex Mazatlan) agreed terms with Windsor Express - 2 days ago
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Windsor Express (NBL Canada) strengthened their roster with addition of 33-year old American power forward Taj Gray (204-107kg-84, college: Oklahoma). He played in the summer at Nauticos of Mazatlan in Mexican CIBACOPA, but left the team in April. In 7 games he recorded very impressive stats: 18.4ppg, 2.3rpg and 1.0apg. In 2006 Gray was drafted by Oklahoma Storm (USBL) in third round (21st overall). The former University of Oklahoma standout is in his twelfth (!!!) season in pro basketbal... [read more]
Windsor Express (NBL Canada) strengthened their roster with addition of 33-year old American power forward Taj Gray (204-107kg-84, college: Oklahoma). He played in the summer at Nauticos of Mazatlan in Mexican CIBACOPA, but left the team in April. In 7 games he recorded very impressive stats: 18.4ppg, 2.3rpg and 1.0apg. In 2006 Gray was drafted by Oklahoma Storm (USBL) in third round (21st overall). The former University of Oklahoma standout is in his twelfth (!!!) season in pro basketball. Among other achievements Gray won Spanish LEB Gold championship title in 2011. He received also Eurobasket.com All-French ProA Honorable Mention award back in 2007 and 2010. Gray is a very experienced player. Thanks to his pro career he managed to play on three different continents (Europe, Latin America and of course North America) in five different countries. Gray has played previously professionally in Israel (Ironi Ashkelon), Puerto Rico (Brujos), NBA (LA Clippers), Spain (UCAM Murcia) and France (Cholet Basket, Paris Levallois, Chorale de Roanne and Chalon/Saor). The scouts decsribe him following way:
Plays with determination for the duration of a game ... Is deceptively athletic and possesses excellent strength and leaping ability ... Finishes around the basket.
Anthony Spencer is a newcomer at Highlanders - 4 days ago
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Cape Breton Highlanders (NBL Canada) strengthened their roster with addition of American swingman Anthony Spencer (198-88kg, college: Johnson CCC). He played most recently at Lake Michigan (PBL) in the U.S. Spencer helped them to make it to the final after they ended regular season as second best team. The previous (2015) summer he played at another team Storm in U.S. semi-pro league PBL where in 11 games he was fourth best scorer with impressive 29.3ppg and had 10.6rpg (#4 in the league)... [read more]
Cape Breton Highlanders (NBL Canada) strengthened their roster with addition of American swingman Anthony Spencer (198-88kg, college: Johnson CCC). He played most recently at Lake Michigan (PBL) in the U.S. Spencer helped them to make it to the final after they ended regular season as second best team. The previous (2015) summer he played at another team Storm in U.S. semi-pro league PBL where in 11 games he was fourth best scorer with impressive 29.3ppg and had 10.6rpg (#4 in the league), 2.3apg and 1.3spg in 2015 season. Great year indeed as he was voted to USBasket.com All-PBL 1st Team. Spencer has played also professionally in IBA (Lake County S. and Kankakee S.), ABA (Chi-Town B.) and PBL (Racine S.). He graduated from Johnson County Community College in 2007 and it will be his eleventh (!!!) season in pro basketball.
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